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05-29-2010, 03:16 PM
By JACK NOWLIN - Star-Tribune staff writer | Posted: Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:00 am
Apparently, the Wyoming Cavalry's road to the American Indoor Football Association Western Conference championship won't go through Wasilla, Alaska.
Late Thursday, for the second time this season, the Cavs' scheduled trip to Wasilla was canceled after the Wasilla ownership was unable to fund the Wyoming team's trip to Alaska.
"Wasilla was not able to fulfill its financial obligation," Cavs' General Manager Mike Layton said.
Layton said he and his wife, Argeri, the Cavs' director of business operations, and the Wasilla ownership were on a teleconference with AIFA co-founder John Morris on Thursday night when it was decided to scrap the game.
The teams were originally scheduled to play in Wasilla on April 10, but that game was postponed when the Wasilla ownership did not make the necessary payment to Alaska Airlines for the Cavs' flight.
At the time, Wasilla co-owner Michelle Deemer blamed it on "a clerical error." Deemer added that she was "very confident that this won't happen again."
Calls to the Wasilla office Friday were not returned because the voice-mail box was full.
A message on the Arctic Predators' Facebook page stated that today's game was postponed "due to the beautiful weather on a holiday weekend ... "
Obviously, that was not the case.
The Cavs and Arctic Predators were scheduled to play the make-up game today, with the Cavalry players and coach Dan Maciejczak remaining in Wasilla through the week. The teams would then play their regularly scheduled game June 5.
Layton said the Cavs will now practice early in the week while waiting to find out if the June 5 game will be played. No decision has yet been reached on what to do about today's scheduled game.
Wasilla is the second Western Conference franchise to suffer off-the-field difficulties this season.
Earlier this season, the Ogden Knights announced that they would no longer be able to play home games because of a disagreement between the Knights' ownership and the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden, Utah. While the Knights have continued to play on the road -- they fell to 0-10 with a 94-0 loss to Wenatchee Valley on Saturday -- they have forfeited the remainder of their home games.
As a result, the Cavs (9-0) are the class of a very suspect Western Conference.
Contact sports reporter Jack Nowlin at (307) 266-0528 or jack.nowlin@trib.com.
http://trib.com/sports/pro/article_af7fa611-b024-5d47-96dc-e973257af47a.html
Apparently, the Wyoming Cavalry's road to the American Indoor Football Association Western Conference championship won't go through Wasilla, Alaska.
Late Thursday, for the second time this season, the Cavs' scheduled trip to Wasilla was canceled after the Wasilla ownership was unable to fund the Wyoming team's trip to Alaska.
"Wasilla was not able to fulfill its financial obligation," Cavs' General Manager Mike Layton said.
Layton said he and his wife, Argeri, the Cavs' director of business operations, and the Wasilla ownership were on a teleconference with AIFA co-founder John Morris on Thursday night when it was decided to scrap the game.
The teams were originally scheduled to play in Wasilla on April 10, but that game was postponed when the Wasilla ownership did not make the necessary payment to Alaska Airlines for the Cavs' flight.
At the time, Wasilla co-owner Michelle Deemer blamed it on "a clerical error." Deemer added that she was "very confident that this won't happen again."
Calls to the Wasilla office Friday were not returned because the voice-mail box was full.
A message on the Arctic Predators' Facebook page stated that today's game was postponed "due to the beautiful weather on a holiday weekend ... "
Obviously, that was not the case.
The Cavs and Arctic Predators were scheduled to play the make-up game today, with the Cavalry players and coach Dan Maciejczak remaining in Wasilla through the week. The teams would then play their regularly scheduled game June 5.
Layton said the Cavs will now practice early in the week while waiting to find out if the June 5 game will be played. No decision has yet been reached on what to do about today's scheduled game.
Wasilla is the second Western Conference franchise to suffer off-the-field difficulties this season.
Earlier this season, the Ogden Knights announced that they would no longer be able to play home games because of a disagreement between the Knights' ownership and the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden, Utah. While the Knights have continued to play on the road -- they fell to 0-10 with a 94-0 loss to Wenatchee Valley on Saturday -- they have forfeited the remainder of their home games.
As a result, the Cavs (9-0) are the class of a very suspect Western Conference.
Contact sports reporter Jack Nowlin at (307) 266-0528 or jack.nowlin@trib.com.
http://trib.com/sports/pro/article_af7fa611-b024-5d47-96dc-e973257af47a.html